Where does “newstalgia” come from?
newstalgia (English) comes from English New, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.
newstalgia (English): The feeling of comforting familiarity derived from the past when it is deliberately combined with the fresh spirit, technologies, or sensibilities of the present
Definitions
- The feeling of comforting familiarity derived from the past when it is deliberately combined with the fresh spirit, technologies, or sensibilities of the present
Ancestry of “newstalgia”, step by step
newstalgia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English New
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | New | made, or created |
| 2 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 3 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 4 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 6 | Old French | manual | — |
| 7 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 8 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via English nostalgia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nostalgia | A longing for home or familiar surroundings;... |
| 2 | New Latin | nostalgia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόστος | the act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τος | Creates perfective passive verbal adjectives;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |